Introduction Bremsstrahlung (from bremsen “to brake” and Strahlung “radiation”; i.e., “braking radiation” or “deceleration radiation”) is electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle when deflected by another charged particle, typically an electron by an atomic nucleus (as depicted in the image above). The moving particle loses kinetic energy, which is converted into a photon, thus satisfying the law of conservation of energy. …